Sumec International Technology Trade

1. Sustainable forestry policy or commitment for all its operations?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

2. Sustainable forestry policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

4. One or more members within the board of the company have responsibility for sustainability?

5. Reports gender balance of senior management team?

6. Reports gender balance of board members?

7. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with timber and pulp production?

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with timber and pulp production?

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

11. Climate risks assessment available?

12. Natural capital assessment available?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

13. Lists countries and operations?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only trades wood/wood fibre.

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

15. Total land area managed/controlled for forestry (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

16. Total area of natural forest designated for wood/wood fibre production (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has plantation-based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

17. Total area of forest plantation (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

18. Area of plantation/natural forest within outgrower schemes (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it is not a producer with scheme smallholders/outgrowers.

19. Unplanted area (areas designated for future development as plantation forest) (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

20. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

21. Area of Intact Forest Landscape (ha)?

22. Number of Forest Management Units (FMUs)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

23. Maps of forest management units (FMUs)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

24. Forest management plans available for all FMUs?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

25. Monitoring of forest management plan implementation available?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

26. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on use right (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

27. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on forest management (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

28. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on timber harvesting (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

29. Maps of all third-party supplying FMUs?

30. Number of company owned sawmills?

31. Names and locations of company owned sawmills?

32. Number of company-owned pulp and paper mills?

33. Names and locations of company-owned pulp and paper mills?

34. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned sawmills that come from company's own operations and third-parties?

35. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned pulp and paper mills that come from company's own operations and third-parties?

36. Number of third party supplying mills?

37. Names and locations of all third party supplying mills?

38. Reports total volume (or percentages) sourced from third-party supplying mills that come from the supplying mills' own operations and third parties?

39. Procedures to trace raw materials to country of harvest?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria.

40. Percentage of supply traceable to country of harvest?

41. Procedures to trace raw materials to FMU level?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria.

42. Percentage of supply traceable to FMU level?

43. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% third-party legality verification of FMUs or achieved?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

44. Percentage area (ha) verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

45. Time-bound plan to source only wood/wood fibre that is in legal compliance verified by a third party?

46. Percentage of all wood/wood fibre supply traded/processed verified as being in legal compliance by a third party?

47. Percentage area (ha) FSC FM certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

48. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% FSC FM certification of FMUs within 10 years?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

49. Percentage of wood/wood fibre supply (tonnes) from all suppliers that comes from FSC FM certified areas?

50. Commitment to source only wood/wood fibre that meets FSC Controlled Wood and/or PEFC Controlled Sources requirements?

51. Percentage area (ha) PEFC certified (excluding FSC certified area)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre OR does not operate in a country with a PEFC-endorsed SFM standard.

52. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

53. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?

54. Commitment to zero deforestation?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

55. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

56. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

57. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation in supplier operations?

58. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

59. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

60. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in own operations since cut-off date?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

61. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in supplier operations since cut-off date?

62. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in own operations since cut-off date?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

63. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in supplier operations since cut-off date?

64. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

65. Biodiversity policy?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

66. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

67. Identified species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

68. Examples of species and/or habitat conservation management?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

69. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

70. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species applies to all suppliers?

71. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

72. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities applies to all suppliers?

73. Evidence of protecting forest areas from illegal activities?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

74. Commitment to no use of genetically modified organisms?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only sources wood/wood fibre from natural forests.

75. Commitment to no use of genetically modified organisms applies to all suppliers?

76. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

77. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to all suppliers?

78. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

79. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans available?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

80. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

81. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to all suppliers?

82. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not produce wood/wood fibre OR only has natural forest operations OR has not undertaken any new planting since January 2015.

83. Peer review of all High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments undertaken since April 2015 by the HCSA Quality Assurance Process?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not produce wood/wood fibre OR only has natural forest operations OR has not undertaken any new planting since April 2015 OR if all new planting has been undertaken since November 2017 and has been covered under combined HCV-HCS assessments.

84. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only trades wood/wood fibre.

85. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) applies to all suppliers?

86. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available, and associated management and monitoring plans?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only trades wood/wood fibre.

87. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on impact assessments (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

88. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

89. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth applies to all suppliers?

90. Landbank or planted area on peat (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

91. Implementation of commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre OR produces wood/wood fibre but states that it has no operations on peatland OR only has natural forest operations.

92. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

93. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat applies to all suppliers?

94. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

95. Commitment to reduced impact logging?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has plantation-based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

96. Commitment to reduced impact logging applies to all suppliers?

97. Evidence of implementing reduced impact logging practices?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has plantation-based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

98. Commitment to zero burning?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

99. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

100. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

101. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company FMUs?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

102. Details/number of hotspots/fires in suppliers operations?

103. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity?

104. GHG emissions intensity?

105. GHG emissions from land use change in company's own operations (scope 1)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has natural-forest based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

106. GHG emissions from land use change in supplier operations (scope 3)?

107. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

108. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

109. Time-bound commitment to improve water use intensity?

110. Water use intensity?

111. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

112. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD or COD)?

113. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD or COD)?

114. Treatment of pulp and paper mill effluent?

115. Evidence of sawmill run-off containment and wastewater treatment?

116. Proportion of processing facilities with closed-loop water treatment system?

117. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

118. Implementation of commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

119. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

120. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers, applies to all suppliers?

121. Evidence of eliminating chlorine and chlorine compounds for bleaching?

122. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

123. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides applies to all suppliers?

124. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

125. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention applies to all suppliers?

126. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

127. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser usage?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

128. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

129. Waste management system in place to avoid negative impacts?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only trades wood/wood fibre.

130. Commitment to human rights?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification.

131. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

132. Progress on human rights commitment ?

133. Commitment to respect Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only trades wood/wood fibre.

134. Commitment to Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

135. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only trades wood/wood fibre.

136. Commitment to legal and customary land rights applies to all suppliers?

137. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only trades wood/wood fibre.

138. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to all suppliers?

139. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only trades wood/wood fibre.

140. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only trades wood/wood fibre.

141. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only trades wood/wood fibre.

142. Supports the inclusion of women across forestry operations, including addressing barriers faced?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

143. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on population rights (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

144. Commitment to enable sustainable use of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) by local communities?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only has plantation-based operations OR does not produce wood/wood fibre.

145. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities ?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

146. Progress on commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not produce wood/wood fibre.

147. Commitment to provide business/work opportunities for local communities?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it only trades wood/wood fibre.

148. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on labour regulations (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

149. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V3-0). Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification.

150. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles applies to all suppliers?

151. Progress on commitment to respect all workers' rights?

152. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

153. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment applies to all suppliers?

154. Progress on commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

155. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have any temporary employees OR only trades wood/wood fibre.

156. Reports gender balance of employees?

157. Commitment to pay a living wage?

158. Commitment to pay a living wage applies to all suplliers?

159. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

160. Reporting of salary by gender?

161. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria.

162. Commitment to address occupational health and safety applies to all suppliers?

163. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC Chain of Custody certification (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1) as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

164. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

165. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?

166. Commitment to support smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have smallholder suppliers.

167. Programme to support outgrower scheme and/or independent smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from smallholder suppliers.

168. Number or percentage of outgrower scheme and/or independent smallholders involved in programme?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from smallholder suppliers.

169. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage non-smallholder suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

170. Number or percentage of non-smallholder suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

171. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

172. Timebound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with timber and pulp sourcing commitments?

173. Proportion of supply from suppliers that is verified as deforestation and/or conversion-free (DCF)?

174. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

175. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption applies to all suppliers?

176. Progress on commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

177. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on legal registration (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

178. Disclosure of the company's management approach to tax and payments to governments?

179. Company has provided valid legal documents to Open Timber Portal on taxes, fees and royalties (at the time of SPOTT assessments)?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not operate in a country currently covered by Open Timber Portal.

180. Whistleblowing procedure?

181. Own grievance or complaints system open to all stakeholders?

The company makes this commitment through the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not full meet the SPOTT scoring criteria.

182. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?